School Leavers 16-18 year olds

Welcome to TyneMet College and a really exciting opportunity to discover your talents and get into the career of your dreams. We've got a whole range of exciting opportunities for you with lots of courses in a wide variety of subject areas that will help you build a successful future.

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Adults Part-time courses

Studying part-time at TyneMet College means that you can take advantage of our excellent facilities including: a well-stocked library, IT workshop, free wifi across the campus, a gym, cafés, a restaurant, hair and beauty salon and a floristry shop. You will also gain from all of our student support services which range from tutorial support to help with child care and course fees.

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Higher Education Foundation Degrees, HNCs, HNDs or Access to HE

Studying a Foundation Degree, HNC, HND or Access to HE course at TyneMet College opens up lots of exciting career opportunities for you. TyneMet has strong partnerships with regional universities with a wide choice of courses that are flexible to fit around your lifestyle and career aspirations.

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Workforce Training Business training & apprenticeships

TyneMet College offers a wide range of training solutions to help businesses to grow and maximise the skills and effectiveness of your workforce. We recognise that the greatest asset of any business is its staff and we are committed to working alongside you to release their potential.

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The College All you need to know

TyneMet is ideally located between Newcastle city centre and the beautiful North Tyneside coastline. Our main campus is situated on the Coast Road, just minutes away from the city or the coast. Our dedicated Sixth Form College, Queen Alexandra, is located a few minutes down the road at Hawkeys Lane in North Shields.

Personal Development Opportunities // Pre-entry level

The course for you if ...

You want to become more independent across a variety of areas, including: communication, enterprise, numeracy, confidence and travel skills.

What will I study?

Our comprehensive programme ensures you’ll also be introduced to work-based training through enterprise projects. You’ll work with fellow students in teams to solve problems with real experience. Working with others in a realistic enterprise environment, such as a project where you and other students will run a tuck shop, involving social interaction, an understanding of the importance of customer service and handling money, providing you with basic work-ready skills.

This course offers you the opportunity to develop your individual potential to better understand personal choice, responsibility and to improve personal effectiveness.

All students on the Personal Development Opportunities course participate in an introduction to travel skills programme promoting greater access to the wider community.

Entry requirements

You don't need formal education requirements to join this course. Places are offered following a successful link/assessment visit or an informal interview with the course leader.

Assessment

You'll be assessed during classroom activities throughout the programme and through a range of real-life experiences.

Progression

You may be able to progress onto a course here at TyneMet College or an outside agency.